Puig de Comanegra

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Puig de Comanegra
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Highest point
Elevation 1,557.4 m (5,110 ft)
Coordinates 42°20′00″N2°31′35″E / 42.33333°N 2.52639°E / 42.33333; 2.52639 Coordinates: 42°20′00″N2°31′35″E / 42.33333°N 2.52639°E / 42.33333; 2.52639 [1]
Geography
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Puig de Comanegra
Parent range Pyrenees

The Puig de Comanegra is a mountain of Catalonia, on the border between Spain and France. Located in the Pyrenees, it has an elevation of 1557.4 metres above sea level. [2] It is the southernmost point of mainland France.

Catalonia Autonomous area of northeastern Spain

Catalonia is an autonomous community in Spain on the northeastern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Catalonia consists of four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the core of the sixth most populous urban area in the European Union. It comprises most of the territory of the former Principality of Catalonia. It is bordered by France (Occitanie) and Andorra to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, and the Spanish autonomous communities of Aragon to the west and Valencia to the south. The official languages are Catalan, Spanish, and the Aranese dialect of Occitan.

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References

  1. Source : Géoportail avec carte IGN à l'échelle 1:25000
  2. "Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya". Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya. Retrieved May 22, 2010..